JP2001350846A - Home nursing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means for rationally and accurately performing a nursing service including the delivery and collection of diapers or diaper covers to be used by aged persons, handicapped persons, or infants by patrolling a house or a facility without any medical department. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a medical checking device for checking excrement, a portable terminal equipped with a means for transmitting the checked data, and a host computer for receiving the checked data, and for additionally recording the received data with the date in the recording area of each preliminarily registered customer. A service staff patrols and visits the registered customers, and delivers and collects disposable diapers and diaper covers. At that time, the excrement absorbed or received by the used disposable diapers is checked by the checking device as necessary, and the output signal or the checked data are inputted to the portable terminal. The collected checked data are transferred form the portable terminal to the host computer by using a public communication line or after returning to a center, and the host computer additionally records the checked data for each customer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of providing nursing care services, including delivery and collection of diapers and diaper covers used by the elderly, disabled or infants, by visiting facilities at home or without a medical department. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the social trend of aging and nuclear families, the number of elderly and disabled persons living alone has been increasing, and the number of households exclusively for the elderly has been increasing. When people are unable to stay due to their age or disability, they often have trouble accessing stool and frequently use diapers. Also,
Diapers are a necessity for infants.

[0003] In recent years, the development of materials as diapers has been remarkable, and especially in disposable diapers, disposable diapers using a water-absorbing polymer that absorbs a large amount of excrement and has a good touch are widely used. However, in order to reduce waste and to prevent environmental pollution from waste disposal, the amount of disposable diapers should be reduced, and as much as possible should be used without causing environmental pollution. Possible diaper covers etc. should be washed and used repeatedly.

However, when washing a diaper cover or the like, there is a problem of outflow of waste water, a problem of cleanliness of the diaper cover after washing, and the like. Therefore, washing is performed in a washing facility in which these points are sufficiently considered. It is desirable.

However, at present, disposable diapers often have a structure integrated with a diaper cover because the convenience of handling is given priority, and these disposable diapers are sold to consumers at mass retailers and the like. Currently, used diapers are discarded as general garbage, and most of them are incinerated, which is not necessarily a favorable state from the viewpoint of resource protection and environmental protection.

[0006] Also, disposable diaper delivery services are provided for those who are elderly and have difficulty in shopping, or who cannot afford to buy diapers due to lack of time. However, services such as collection, washing, and delivery of used diapers for reusable diapers are not generally provided, and therefore, there is no caregiver,
At present, care-takers at home are forced to use disposable diapers even if the disposal of discarded items has become a social problem.

On the other hand, caregivers regularly visit elderly and disabled persons who cannot go to hospitals or clinics because they have problems with walking or the like, and to measure body temperature and blood pressure. Nursing care services are provided, such as performing simple medical examinations, checking health and living conditions, and taking care of the surroundings as needed or requested.

[0008]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In view of the above situation, the inventors of the present application have developed a disposable diaper having a small volume for absorbing or receiving excrement into a key point of a diaper cover which can be repeatedly used by washing. It is proposed to be used with wearing. According to such a means, it is possible to reduce the amount of waste without reducing the feeling of wearing or complicating the trouble required for the treatment of excrement. By doing so, it is possible to make it disposable in flush toilets of ordinary households.

[0009] When using such a diaper, it is necessary to purchase the disposable diaper regularly and to wash the diaper cover. However, elderly people with disabilities who are difficult to go out and persons with disabilities are difficult to purchase and wash, so a delivery service is required. I need to get it. However, the diaper cover cannot be washed with other laundry, so the washing work is troublesome,
There is a problem that washing in an ordinary household tends to be dirty.

[0010] On the other hand, although excrement is filth, by inspecting and analyzing it, it becomes a large index for knowing a person's health condition.

The present invention focuses on the above points,
Obtain technical support for the elderly, handicapped, and infants living in small-scale facilities that do not have a home or medical department and that provide reasonable care services, including diaper delivery, and health monitoring. That is the task.

[0012]

According to the home care method of the present invention, a portable device provided with a medical examination device for excrement 21 and a means for transmitting an output signal of the examination device or examination data contained in the signal. A terminal 22 and a host computer 11 that receives a transmission signal of the mobile terminal and additionally records predetermined data received along with the date and time in a pre-registered recording area for each customer are used. Host computer 1
The number of disposable diapers and diaper bars delivered or collected together with the inspection data is also recorded in the data recording area for each customer.

The service person is the host computer 1
A regular visit is made to the customer registered in 1 to deliver a contracted amount of disposable diapers and washed diaper covers, and to collect used diaper covers. At the time of this delivery or collection, the excrement absorbed or received in the used disposable diaper is inspected by the inspection device 21 regularly or timely, and the output signal or the inspection data is transmitted to the portable terminal 22.
To enter.

The excrement inspection data for each customer collected by the above-described procedure is transferred from the portable terminal 22 to the host computer 11 using a public communication line. Is additionally recorded. The data of the portable terminal may be stored in the portable terminal, and may be transferred to the host computer after the service person returns to the center.

The data recorded in the host computer can be displayed on the display of the host computer for each customer or in list form, and by monitoring this, the health condition of many customers can be easily grasped. it can. Preferably, by incorporating a program for detecting an abnormal value for each test item recorded in the host computer, a customer having an abnormal test value is found, and measures such as reporting to a medical institution in charge are taken.

The collected diaper covers are washed in a washing facility attached to the center. This facility will be dedicated to washing diaper covers, and will be equipped with a washing water drainage treatment device and a laundry disinfection device to prevent the discharge of dirt outside the facility, as well as the high cleanliness of the washed diaper covers. Is maintained. The washed diaper cover, along with the new disposable diaper, will be delivered to the customer on the next round.

According to such a home care method, the diaper can be delivered, and at the same time, the health condition of the elderly, the disabled, the infant and the like can be checked, and the service person can obtain various knowledge and skills about the care. By doing this, it is possible to provide a wide range of nursing care services, manage the health condition of customers more accurately, furthermore, easily process excrement, reduce waste, and sanitize excrement. It is possible to achieve a more comfortable life for the elderly at home and the handicapped while realizing the avoidance of environmental degradation.

[0018]

1 to 4 show a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a diaper and a diaper cover delivered by the method of the present invention. The diaper cover 40 has an inner surface made of a water-permeable cloth, an outer surface made of a water-impermeable cloth, and a predetermined thickness. And a recess 41, 42 for accommodating a disposable diaper is formed at a required portion on the inner surface thereof by partially removing the breathable core. The disposable diaper 43 housed in the recess is mainly made of water-disintegrable paper having a high water absorbing ability, and is further made into a lump or sheet having a small amount of a water-absorbing polymer added as necessary.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a center, which includes an office 12 having a host computer 11, a disposable diaper storage 13 and a diaper washing facility 14. Reference numeral 20 denotes a delivery vehicle. A service person periodically mounts a washed diaper cover and a disposable diaper on the delivery vehicle 20, and carries a medical examination device 21 and a portable terminal 22 to the host computer 11. Registered customer 3
By going around 0, the disposable diapers and the washed diaper covers are delivered to the host computer 11 in the quantity entered as the planned quantity for each customer.

If it is deemed necessary to check the health condition of the customer during the delivery, the excretion absorbed or received in the used disposable diaper periodically or according to the customer's request. The object is inspected by the inspection device 21, and the output signal or the inspection data contained in the signal is input to the portable terminal 22 together with the customer ID. Items to be examined are, for example, urine protein, occult blood, creatinine, immune stool occult blood reaction, and the like.

The portable terminal 22 sends the inputted inspection data to the host computer 11 via the public wireless communication network 31, and the host computer 11 sends the inspection data according to the customer ID included in the transmitted data. The data sent to the file or record is additionally recorded. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the receiving procedure of the host computer. The sender (service person) ID and the customer ID are received by calling from the terminal (step 50). Received the inspection record file of customer I
D is additionally recorded in a record corresponding to D (step 51),
If it is requested data, necessary order processing is performed (step 52).

If the service person has a care qualification, he or she can provide care at the request of the customer, input its contents, the number of collected diaper covers, etc. to the portable terminal 22 and enter the host computer. Send to 11. The host computer 11 totals these data for each customer.

The service person sequentially visits the customers 30 and returns to the center 1, and hands over the collected diaper covers to the laundry facility 14. In the laundry facility 14, the collected diaper cover is washed and disinfected to prepare a washed diaper cover for the next time. The washing facility 14 is provided with a washing water purification facility and a bleaching and disinfecting facility for the diaper cover after washing, so that the environment around the facility is not unsanitary,
Ensure that the washed diaper cover is sufficiently clean.

The host computer 11 of the center 1
It is possible to exchange data with a plurality of medical institutions 33 via the Internet 32, transfer test data of the customer to the medical institution in charge of each customer in a timely manner, or store an abnormal value of the test data in the host computer 11. Is provided, and the data of the customer in which the abnormality is detected is transferred to the medical institution in charge. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the procedure of the abnormality detection program. The customer records of the inspection file are read in order from the beginning, and the data value of each inspection item is compared with the limit value set in the program (step 53).
If there is no abnormality, the process proceeds to the next customer record. If there is an abnormality, the address of the medical institution in charge of the customer is obtained, a line is connected, and the examination data of the customer is transmitted (step 5).
4) Perform processing to proceed to the next customer record.

The medical institution 33 determines the health condition of the customer based on the test data transferred from the center 1, and performs a medical treatment if necessary.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the entire embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a diaper and a diaper cover.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a reception procedure of a host computer.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of an inspection data abnormality detection procedure in the host computer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Host computer 21 Inspection device 22 Mobile terminal

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Claims (3)

[Claims] A portable terminal (22) provided with a medical examination device (21) for excrement, an input means for an output signal of the examination device (21), and a transfer means for transferring the signal or data contained therein.
And a host computer (11) provided with recording means and display means for each customer of the data contained in the signal transferred from the portable terminal, disposable diapers and diaper covers which periodically visit a plurality of customers. Of the excrement held in the used disposable diaper in a timely manner and transferred to the host computer (11) to record the data. Monitoring the said data with a host computer (11). 2. The home according to claim 1, wherein the disposable diaper is a disposable diaper whose main material is water-disintegrable paper, and the diaper cover is a diaper cover that can be repeatedly used by washing having the storage recess of the disposable diaper. How to care. 3. The home care method according to claim 1, wherein a delivery or collection quantity of the disposable diaper and the diaper cover is input to the portable terminal, transferred to a host computer, and counted by the host computer.